Women's zippered wader

Abstract

A fishing wader having a chest piece, a back piece, and a waterproof zipper installed on a side of the wader between the chest piece and the back piece, the zipper extending substantially vertically from an armpit area of the wader to a horizontal seam between the chest and back pieces and one or more torso pieces, and the zipper opening in a downward direction from the armpit area.

We claim: 
     
       1. A fishing wader comprising:
 (a) a chest piece; 
 (b) a right back piece; 
 (c) a left back piece; 
 (d) a first suspender assembly; and 
 (e) a second suspender assembly; 
 wherein the first suspender assembly comprises a front end that is connected to a top portion of a right side of the chest piece and a back end that is connected to an inside surface of a the left back piece; 
 wherein the second suspender assembly comprises a front end that is connected to a top portion of a left side of the chest piece and a back end that is connected to an inside surface of the right back piece; and 
 wherein a waterproof zipper is installed between a left side of the chest piece and a left side of the left back piece; 
 wherein the first suspender assembly comprises a first quick-release buckle, a first attachment loop, a first suspender strap, and a first length adjustment buckle; and 
 wherein the second suspender assembly comprises a second quick-release buckle, a second attachment loop, a second suspender strap, and a second length adjustment buckle; 
 wherein the first suspender strap comprises a rear terminal end that is connected to an upper end of a first strap replacement buckle; 
 wherein a lower end of the first strap replacement buckle is connected to a third attachment loop; 
 wherein the third attachment loop is located on a left central side of the left back piece; 
 wherein the second suspender strap comprises a rear terminal end that is connected to an upper end of a second strap replacement buckle; 
 wherein a lower end of the of the second strap replacement buckle is connected to a fourth attachment loop; 
 wherein the fourth attachment loop is located on a right central side of the right back piece; 
 wherein a piece of webbing is attached to the top edges of the center portions of the right back piece and left back piece to form a slot through which the first suspender strap and the second suspender strap pass; and 
 wherein the slot is wider than the first and second suspender straps, thereby allowing the first and second suspender straps to slide laterally back and forth within the slot.